Moog FCSExplorer

The Moog FCSExplorer is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Motion Software and can be used for the following purposes:

• To execute system tests
• To monitor the state of the motion system while the system is in operation
• To assist in the tuning of the Motion Software and servo loops
• To assist in trouble shooting activities

In addition the Moog FCSExplorer is used to assist the customer in the development of the host-to-motion system software interface. The Moog FCSExplorer can display motion system information in two different views, the Schematic View and the Browse View, which can be selected at will by the user.

 

Schematic View

The ‘Schematic View’, as depicted in the figure below shows a block diagram of the components of the motion system and is especially designed for local maintenance personnel. All of the system components shown have tabulated dialogs that can be activated by simple point-and-click mouse actions. These dialogs give detailed information about the status of the component and present links to underlying components, which have their own dialogs.

 

For easy trace-ability in case of system errors, the background color of each component is used to encode the failure state of the component. Green encodes a component within operational limits while flashing red indicates that a failure has occurred. Selecting these objects with the mouse will give information about the state of the selected object including warning and error messages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Schematic View’ of the Moog FCS Explorer.

 

Browse View

As an alternative to the ‘Schematic View’, the Moog FCSExplorer offers an in-depth ‘Browse View’ as shown in Figure. The visual appearance of the ‘Browse View’ conforms the Windows® file explorer. The left panel contains the browse tree, which hierarchically lists all software and hardware components.

 

The right panel shows the contents of any selected component in the left panel. All of the dialogs offered by the ‘Schematic View’ are still accessible by clicking on the appropriate components within the browse tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The in-depth ‘Browse-View’ of the Moog FCS Explorer.

 

The ‘Browse View’ offers a more technical and more detailed view of the motion system and its components. The user can start browsing at the top-application level and browse all the way down to the pin-level of the hardware I/O cards. At any level, variables and signals can be viewed numerically or graphically using a sampling window. Model parameters can be selected and permanently changed which is an essential feature necessary for tuning of the motion cueing model and the servo control loops. To safeguard the configuration of the simulator when in operation, all parameter changes are protected by means of a password mechanism.